Odoyo v Invesco Assurance Company Limited (Employment and Labour Relations Cause 672B of 2014) [2024] KEELRC 605 (KLR) (14 March 2024) (Ruling)
- Court
- Employment & Labour Relations Court
- Case number
- 605
- Citation
- [2024] KEELRC 605 (KLR)
- Decided
- 14 March 2024
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TypeEmployment and Labour RelationsPostureRespondent failed to defend the suit, application for arrest of judgment and re-opening of caseCoramMN NDUMA
Holding
Application dismissed with costs, judgment delivered on a future date
Facts
Claimant was unable to defend the suit due to financial and management challenges, leading to the company's closure and re-opening a month later. The hearing date was missed due to lost track of the date.
Issues
- Whether the application to arrest the judgment and re-open the case is justified
- Whether the claimant was given sufficient opportunity to defend the suit
Reasoning
Claimant failed to attend court despite being given sufficient opportunity to defend the suit, and any further delay would deny justice to the claimant.
Outcome
Application dismissed
Orders
- Judgment delivered on a future date
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Article 50 of the Constitution
Cases cited (2)
- Wachira Karani v Bildad Wachira (2011) eKLR
- David Gicheru v Gichehe Forms Limited and another (2020) eKLR
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